Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again? In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value. In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. (Source: Viz Media) Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.
Japanese study overview
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi is a Japanese manga of 376,480 characters, with 14,499 unique words and 1,951 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 14,499 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 事thing×924
- 鋼の錬金術師Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)×709
- 私I×646
- 言うto say×585
- 錬金術alchemy×356
- 俺I×325
- 人person×303
- 思うto think×296
- 錬金術師alchemist×288
- 大佐colonel×279
- 人間human being×277
- 男man×271
- 錬成training×227
- 賢者の石philosopher's stone×184
- 人造人間android×178
- 大総統President (of China; title used 1912-1924)×130
- 中尉first lieutenant×125
- 少佐major×105
- 少将major general×90
- 少尉second lieutenant×85